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Next, we voyage across the deep blue sea where losses loom larger than gains, and cast the anchor… You might stay there forever, paralyzed by the power of the status quo bias, nightmarish money matters, debts and tax worries, Christmas gifts, Russian roulette, or committing yourself to membership of the fitness centre.
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Boutang, J., Lara, M. (2016). We Like Things the Way They Are. In: The Biased Mind. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16519-6_4
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